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Re:The Great Software Stagnation by jcranmer on Friday January 01, 2021 @11:43PM (#25610457)
Paraphrasing from Dave Herman in a 2011 lunch conversation about Rust, the goal of Rust is not to break new ground in PL theory, but rather to bring the existing ideas into a practical language.
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Re:The Great Software Stagnation by curryhoward on Saturday January 02, 2021 @12:52AM (#25610746)
Exactly. We should recognize that as the real contribution of Rust: not breaking new ground in what is theoretically possible, but making it practical for the masses.
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